Aliya

today i was walking through a city i’ve never been in before, a city you aren’t in.
i saw you everywhere.
it’s exhausting.

This was supposed to be a quick palate cleanser - lol - but a week later I’m still not done, mostly because, well thank you anxiety, grief etc. Too distracted. Hoping to get back on track though. Wish me luck!

#booksky #books #theboyfriend #freidamcfadden

Look what just got here.

#booksky #books #thebluebetweenskyandwater #susanabulhawa

mye kyah karryi yun gatchhun soentuk ti harduk/
bahaar aes’in, harud aes’in dapus gatchh/
chilas chhus byoothmut pann’is dilas manz/
panun aes’in parud aes’in dapus gatchh ~

where

Israel says Gaza deal to take effect only after receiving cabinet approval <article data-history-node-id="429874" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-says-gaza-deal-take-effect-only-after-receiving-cabinet-approval" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-says-gaza-deal-take-effect-only-after-receiving-cabinet-approval" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel says Gaza deal to take effect only after receiving cabinet approval</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that the ceasefire in&nbsp;Gaza&nbsp;will take effect only after receiving cabinet approval.</p> <p>"Contrary to Arab media reports, the 72-hour countdown will begin only after the agreement is approved in the cabinet meeting, which is expected in the evening hours," Netanyahu's office said in a statement.</p> <p>US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a&nbsp;Gaza&nbsp;deal involving the exchange of captives and Palestinian prisoners, with the swap set to occur within 72 hours of the deal's implementation.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Israel says Gaza deal to take effect only after receiving cabinet approval - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-says-gaza-deal-take-effect-only-after-receiving-cabinet-approval

Hamas agrees to release hostages but rejects foreign governorship of Gaza <article data-history-node-id="429641" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hamas-agrees-release-hostages-rejects-foreign-governorship-gaza" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hamas-agrees-release-hostages-rejects-foreign-governorship-gaza" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Hamas agrees to release hostages but rejects foreign governorship of Gaza</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Hamas agreed to release all&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a>&nbsp;captives held in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/topics/israel-war-gaza" target="_blank">Gaza</a>&nbsp;on Friday, after what it described as "in-depth consultations" with leadership ranks, Palestinian factions and mediators</p> <p>The announcement comes just hours after US President Donald Trump warned on his TruthSocial account that Hamas should "RELEASE THE HOSTAGES, ALL OF THEM, INCLUDING THE BODIES OF THOSE THAT ARE DEAD, NOW! An Agreement must be reached with Hamas by Sunday Evening at SIX (6) P.M., Washington, D.C. time".&nbsp;</p> <p>It also comes five days after Trump announced his&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/full-text-trumps-20-point-plan-end-war-gaza-0" target="_blank">20-point plan</a>&nbsp;for Gaza alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.</p> <p>"The movement announces its agreement to release all Israeli prisoners, both living and dead, according to the exchange formula contained in President Trump’s proposal, provided the field conditions for the exchange are met," Hamas said in a statement.</p> <p>"In this context, the movement affirms its readiness to immediately enter into negotiations through the mediators to discuss the details of this. The movement also renews its agreement to hand over the administration of the Gaza Strip to a Palestinian body of independents (technocrats), based on Palestinian national consensus and Arab and Islamic support," the group added.</p> <h3>Read more: <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/hamas-agrees-release-all-israeli-captives-dead-or-alive">Hamas agrees to release hostages but rejects foreign governorship of Gaza</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Khaled Meshaal, a senior leader in Hamas, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Doha, Qatar on 14 October 2014 (Fadi al-Assaad/Reuters)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="f5b10a13-011b-4ecd-98ff-636cbabed362" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/images-story/2025-09-09T165356Z_2065682040_RC2FOGAXVBXE_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-HAMAS-LEADERS.jpg" width="1920" height="1080" alt="Khaled Meshaal, a senior leader in Hamas, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Doha, Qatar on 14 October 2014 (Fadi al-Assaad/Reuters)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Khaled Meshaal, a senior leader in Hamas, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Doha, Qatar on 14 October 2014 (Fadi al-Assaad/Reuters)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img alt height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>

Hamas agrees to release hostages but rejects foreign governorship of Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hamas-agrees-release-hostages-rejects-foreign-governorship-gaza

Hamas says it agrees to parts of Trump’s Gaza plan but seeks more talks This is a breaking news story.

This is a breaking news story.

So now we here.

I was right. I now *have to* jump right into a very different kind of book, or spend the night crying. bah.

#booksky #love #loss

a nook, by a brook, with a book.
#janttukmanzar

of course there’s the political context in which the love story sits - and that’s a whole other thing - but what better prism than love to look at politics.

halfway through this. heart hurts. i know it’s going to break. something about love stories steeped in hurt and longing. bah.

#booksky #books #thestationeryshopoftehran

hmm?

look how long it’s been.
look how easy it was for you.
how easy it is.

look how I struggle.

still.

bedtime listening.
bedtime reading.

#IYKYK #thequestionofpalestine #edwardsaid #audiobooks #books #prayer #booksky

starting this today. I think.
#booksky #books #thestationeryshopoftehran #marjankamali

Finished these two.

This is my third Elif Shafak book - most definitely the one I liked most.

It’ll take me time to process Arundhati Roy’s complicated, difficult, uncomfortable book.

That’s all I’ll say for now.

#booksky #books #arundhatiroy #elifshafak #mothermarycomestome #10mis38seconds

A view of a page of text with the poem "The Tiger" on it. At the top, in bold type, it reads: "The Tiger". Underneath, it says: "by Nael, age 6. Next line: From 'They're Singing a Song in Their Rocket. below is the text of the poem, which reads: "The tiger He destroyed his cage Yes YES The tiger is out" the poem became pretty internet famous around 2021-22, and remains a wonderful thing

The Tiger

“One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This” ~

always and forever.

how will we recover from this. how will we ever forgive ourselves.

Not paying any streaming platform even more money - nope - so Mother Mary will just have to wait till next month.

In the meantime, there’s this.

#booksky #books #read #elifshafak #10minutes38seconds

There’s a limit on my audiobook subscription? WHAT DO YOU MEAN!!

So, well, for some reason I seem to have started this instead 🤷🏻‍♀️
#booksky #books #arundhatiroy #mothermarycomestome

Agonising over which book to start next is one of the greatest pleasures of life.

Is it not?

#booksky #books #reading #read #heartlamp #10minutes38secondsinthisstrangeworld #banumushtaq #elifshafak

Slight departure from my books only rule, ahem, but has anyone used this? Reviews please.
#curlysky #curls #curlyhair #curlcream

Quick afternoon listen.

#booksky #audiobooks #galatea #madelinemiller #read #listen #reading #books

Just finished reading one and listening to the other one.

#booksky #books #reading #audiobooks #beforethecoffeegetscold #athousandships #nataliehaynes #toshikazukawaguchi

So, what are our thoughts on #audiobooks? I’m currently listening to this - this one is narrated by the author - and honestly I never thought I’d say this but I’m into it 🤔🫣
#booksky #books #reading #athousandships #nataliehaynes

when you finally let go (of mostly your own delusions about people) you realise how ordinary the people you thought of as your moons &stars, actually are. how ordinary, small, cruel. but, & more importantly, how liberating it is to see them for who they are, to actually not care anymore. hamud.